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Ua oleloia ma ka Mokuna XXXII o keia kaao ke kumu o ko Laielohelohe imi ana i kana kane ia Kekalukaluokewa.
The Hawaiian Romance Of Laieikawai Martha Warren Beckwith 1915
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I ke kamailio ana i keia kaao, ua oleloia ma Laie, Koolau, kona wahi i hanau ai, a he mau mahoe laua, o Kahauokapaka ka makuakane, o
The Hawaiian Romance Of Laieikawai Martha Warren Beckwith 1915
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Hawaiians have expended much ingenuity in rendering the _mélé_ or chant with exactness, [5] but the much simpler if less important matter of putting into literal English a Hawaiian _kaao_ has never been attempted.
The Hawaiian Romance Of Laieikawai Martha Warren Beckwith 1915
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Meeting thus with occasional references to this active race, but mostly in a vague way, it has been a matter of interesting inquiry among Hawaiians, some of whom were noted _kaao_, or legend-bearers, for further knowledge on the subject.
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O keia iho la ke kaao a ke kaikaina o Hoopunipuni ia Alapahi, i ka muli aku o Epa, i ko lakou wa e noho ana i Manamana.
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O keia iho la ke kaao a ke kaikaina o Hoopunipuni ia Alapahi, i ka muli aku o Epa, i ko lakou wa e noho ana i Manamana.
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o kona hoihoiia'na e like me ka kakou ike ana ma ka Mokuna XXVII o keia kaao, a pau keia mau mea, laweia'ku la o Kahalaomapuana e pani ma ka hakahaka o Kaonohiokala.
The Hawaiian Romance Of Laieikawai Martha Warren Beckwith 1915
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"Ia po iho, oia ka po e hiki mai ai ua wahine nei, ua puka mua ae lakou nei (Kailiokalauokekoa ma) i ke ao, i ua po nei e kaao ana no o ianei ia makou, i ke kihi o ke ahiahi, kani ana ka leo o ka Ao; i ka pili o ke ahiahi, kani ana ka leo o ka Alala; i ke kau, kani ka leo o ka Elepaio;
The Hawaiian Romance Of Laieikawai Martha Warren Beckwith 1915
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